Development of a biosensor for endocrine disrupting compounds based on tyrosinase entrapped within a poly(thionine) film |
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Authors: | Dempsey Eithne Diamond Dermot Collier Avril |
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Affiliation: | Department of Applied Science, Electrochemical Technology Research Centre, Institute of Technology Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland. eithne.dempsey@it-tallaght.ie |
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Abstract: | Preparation of semiconducting films by electropolymerisation of a monomer which is itself a redox mediator is an attractive and simple method for biosensor fabrication. A polymeric film of the redox dye thionine (phenothiazine) enables the stable immobilisation of polyphenol oxidase (tyrosinase) while acting as mediator for the enzymatic process. The immobilisation method is based on an inner crosslinked tyrosinase layer which contains thionine with an electropolymerised film of poly(thionine) on top. This method gave the most stable redox couple for poly(thionine) and exhibited the greatest response stability. The sensor was tested using a range of synthetic oestrogens and phenolic compounds, which are suspected endocrine disruptors/oestrogen mimics. The device responded well to all compounds tested with limits of detection ranging from 1 to 23 microM (based on three times S/N ratio). The tyrosinase/poly(thionine) electrode response to phenol was 3 orders of magnitude greater than the unmediated response in the absence of poly(thionine). |
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